'Next to Normal' hopeful story of mental illness

10:25 PM,
Oct. 31, 2013

Barbara Lynch

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Barbara Lynch
For the Poughkeepsie Journal

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Trinity Players is once again pushing the boundaries of community theater by bringing the contemporary award-winning musical "Next to Normal" to the local stage.

"Next to Normal" tells the gripping story of a mother's bipolar disorder triggered by a life-defining trauma and how her family attempts to deal with her journey ...